Sales Engineering Internship @ Precisely for S26
Hello,
I’m a sophomore at a non target uni in the US, and major is CS and AI. I’m also an international.
For context, I interviewed for SWE and MLE roles at big places but couldn’t convert, and luckily idk how I got this interview and eventually got the offer, and Precisely (company) also sponsors. To be honest, I had 0 clue what sales eng is, and I kinda looked down upon it, but as im researching more and reading this reddit, it seems like a great role but most ppl say you need to be an engineer urself to be a better sales engineer.
For me, since this is the only offer, I have signed it and my manager said she’ll expose me to Cloud & AI teams too so im excited, and its fully remote. I feel this role would help me in PM/TPM/Solutions roles next cycle but not core SWE/ML or it could if I play around on resume.
I wanted to know if this is a good step, or anything you have to share since I’m still a sophomore. I don’t know what are the new grad prospects as sales engineers/solutions roles. Additionally, any ideas how sales could help me in swe/ml recruiting. Please share anything you could since I’m looking for all views